Shafter High booster club formed to promote all athletics
Joe Frizzell was elected chairman of a one man action committee and led about 200 attendees to establish the Shafter High School Booster Club. The group approved regular Thursday meetings to review games, plan refreshments, and show coach commentary plus films of Wasco games. Earl Williams Jr. from Shafter earns regional Punt Pass and Kick honors and will compete at the Santa Barbara zone then Hollywood district meet on December 13 at the Los Angeles Coliseum.
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Shafter
Joe Frizzell
Joe
Shafter High School
Frizzell
Wasco
Generals
Rams
Los Angeles Coliseum
Earl Williams
Earl
Richland Elementary
T.V
Young Williams
Thurston Hunt
Central Valley Ford Agency
Santa Barbara
Hollywood
Marvin Kirschenmann Installed as Kiwanis Proxy Leader
Lieutenant Governor Floyd Burcham installed Marvin Kirschenmann and officers for the 1971-72 year at the 34th annual Installation Banquet held at Veterans Memorial Hall. The event drew 78 Kiwanis members and guests from six clubs, with Don Little as president-elect, Ralph Gardner as vice president, Arthur Stepp secretary, Ken Wright treasurer, and Don Zachary immediate past president. board members were also welcomed.
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Marvin Kirschenmann
Floyd Burcham
Bakersfield
Veterans Memorial Hall
Don Little
Ralph Gardner
Arthur Stepp
Ken Wright
Don Zachary
Ker
ONeill Resigns. Luttrell Named Acting Superintendent
Frank H. O Neill Jr veteran Rio Bravo Greeley Union School District superintendent resigns effective October 31. Roy Fast announces William L. Luttrell appointed acting superintendent effective November 1. Luttrell formerly headed Greeley schools before district consolidation on July 1 1971.
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Frank O’neill
Rio Bravo
Frank H. O’neill, Jr
Rio Bravo- Greeley Union
O’neill
Roy Fast
William L. Luttrell
Luttrell
Greeley
O'Neill
Cold front drops temps after hot Thursday in Shafter
An overnight cold front in Shafter caused a rapid fall from 93 to 47 degrees. Friday peaked at 66 with light rain during the Shafter versus Wasco football game. Moisture was measured at 0.01 at the USDA Cotton Research station as daily highs and lows were logged.
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Shafter
Wasco
Usda Cotton Research Station
2000 Bales Ginned at Start of Season
Cotton arrives at Shafter area gins as the 1971 harvest begins with four gins reporting 2000 bales ginned by Monday night. Richland Cooperative Gin tallies 812 bales, Shafter Gin 326, Shafter Cotton Gin 302, and Shafter Wasco Ginning Co about 600. Gins run 24 hours during peak harvest with minimal maintenance downtime.
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Shafter Area
Richland Cooperative Gin
Shafter Gin
Shafter Cotton Gin Coop Association
Shafter Wasco Ginning Co
Halloween Parade Planned by Shafter Kiwanis for Oct 30
Spooks goblins and other creatures are set for the Kiwanis annual Halloween Parade in Shafter with a 7 p.m. start downtown and 6:30 p.m. entry formation. A Richland Intermediate School poster contest offers cash prizes for top three and consolation winners.
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Shafter Kiwanis
Kiwanis
Shafter
Richland Intermediate
RTA Proposes Suspension to End Richland Dispute
Richland Teachers Association offers to hold in abeyance sanctions against the Richland School District while negotiations resume. A letter from RTA president Charles Self and a resolution from October 11 outline aims to reopen meet and confer talks with the CEC. Trustees defer agenda until guidelines are reviewed and approved.
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Richland Teachers Association
Richland School District
RTA
District Board of Trustee
Arthur Penner
Charles Self
CTA
Self
Richland
R. Jackson Scott
Certified Employees Council
CEC
Aeant
Phil Zachary
Zachary
Got Einer Giosgreementa
Son of Maple Leaf Industries Chief Dies in Auto Crash
Services were held Monday at the Mennonite Brethren Church in Shafter for Simon David Peters, 19, of 29399 Madera Ave Shafter, who died in a Thursday auto crash near Fresno. The California Highway Patrol reported Peters and two passengers were ejected when the car, driven by Peters, left the road and rolled over. Peters was the son of E J Peters president of Maple Leaf Industries Inc a local farm equipment firm and radio station KWSO owner. The service was led by Rev Dan E Friesen and Rev Henry H Dick.
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Mennonite Brethren’ Church
Shafter
Simon David Peters
Madera Ave
Fresno
California Highway Patrol
Peters
E. J. Peters
Maple Leaf Industries Inc
KWSO
Dan E. Friesen
Shafter Mennonite Brethren Church
Henry H. Dick
Shafter High Announces Homecoming Festivities and Queen Contest
Shafter High School plans a traditional homecoming Friday with a varsity football game against Taft, band halftime, and crowning of the 1971 Homecoming Queen. Five candidates are Melanie Neuman Kathy Paul Nancy Smith Jacque Janzen and Joann Hair. Alumni will stand during halftime and a burial followed in Shafter Memorial Park.
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Shafter High School
Taft
Richard Froelich
Melanie Neuman
Kathy Paul
Nancy Smith
Jacque Janzen
Joann Hair
Shafter
Veterans Day closures hit Shafter offices and shops
In Shafter Monday federal county and city offices will close for Veterans Day. The post office and county state buildings also shut. A quick survey shows some stores will stay open while others close.
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Shafter
Shafter Boy Earns District Punt Pass and Kick Victory
Earl Williams an eight year old Richland student won the district Punt Pass and Kick contest in Hollywood after earlier firsts at Barker Park Wasco and a Santa Barbara zone meet He advances to the next round and will attend a Los Angeles Rams halftime event as Central Valley Motor Company guest in December tentatively placed in Los Angeles.
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Earl Williams
Richland
Hollywood
Williams
Barker Park
Wasco
Santa Barbara
Los Angeles
Central Valley Motor Company
Los Angeles Rams
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